OpenSpace Acquires Disperse to Advance AI-Driven Construction Tracking

OpenSpace, a global leader in Visual Intelligence for the construction industry, has acquired Disperse, a recognized innovator in AI-powered progress tracking. The acquisition aims to accelerate how project teams capture, interpret, and apply real-world jobsite conditions to improve decision-making and reduce risk.

Announced from San Francisco and London on Oct. 28, 2025, this move builds on the successful partnership launched in June 2025. Strong market adoption and customer demand for OpenSpace Progress Tracking, powered by Disperse, played a major role in bringing the two companies under one unified platform.

The combined technology — connecting automated 360° imagery, computer vision, and human verification — makes OpenSpace one of the construction sector’s most trusted sources of real-time progress intelligence.

“Our industry is full of promises about AI that rarely deliver,” said Jeevan Kalanithi, CEO and co-founder of OpenSpace. “At OpenSpace, we’ve built a platform that does. With Disperse now part of OpenSpace, builders get real intelligence that is fast, accurate, and proven in the field. This is what trust in construction technology looks like.”

What the Acquisition Means

With Disperse’s data operations and technology integrated into the Visual Intelligence Platform, OpenSpace deepens its investment in Spatial AI, enhances image-first workflows, and expands support for:

• Owners
• General contractors
• Specialty trades

The unified solution helps teams:
Validate work-in-place for billing accuracy
Spot schedule delays early by comparing actual vs. planned progress
Improve trade coordination and reduce disputes
Deliver visual updates to stakeholders with full transparency

The platform integrates with major scheduling tools including Oracle Primavera P6, Asta Powerproject, Microsoft Project, and Excel.

“Disperse was built to give construction teams a trustworthy, objective picture of progress,” said Olli Liukkaala, CEO of Disperse. “By joining OpenSpace, we can deliver that clarity at unprecedented speed and scale—and bring even more value to GCs, owners, and specialty contractors on projects of every size. OpenSpace is leading the way with image-based intelligence products and we’re excited to join forces and grow this segment together, faster.”

Customers Already Seeing Results

Early adopters of the joint system have reported significant improvements in both operational efficiency and financial accuracy.

“The speed at which [OpenSpace Progress Tracking] was implemented and the speed at which we started to get real accurate data back was pretty astounding to our executive team,” said Elliot Christiansen, Sr. VP Operations at Cleveland Construction. “Because the data was accurate we could have effective two-way conversations with our field team and get answers quickly, without having to play twenty questions with them like we used to. It's so invaluable we’ve deployed it across our entire portfolio.”

Strengthening AI Leadership in Construction

As AI becomes essential in the built environment, OpenSpace is positioning itself to lead with responsible, ground-truth-verified intelligence — avoiding unreliable “black box” automation.

By leveraging Disperse’s proven progress datasets, OpenSpace will:

• Accelerate new Spatial AI model development
• Boost automation performance
• Improve accuracy for high-impact decisions
• Drive measurable productivity gains at scale

Commitment to Customer Continuity

All Disperse contracts and support remain active. New customers can add OpenSpace Progress Tracking to their subscription now.

Bigger Picture: A New Era of Construction Intelligence

The acquisition signals a notable industry shift — from manual reporting and fragmented insights to automated truth capture, where teams can visually confirm status and performance every day.

OpenSpace now stands as the only platform uniting:
Full reality capture
Verified analytics
Actionable intelligence
— in one ecosystem trusted across 75,000+ projects in 124 countries.

Originally reported by OpenSpace in Construction Dive.